Faisal Al Yafai, Asia Times: Ethnic feuds shatter Ethiopia’s fragile calm
Clashes threaten to undo reforms that have attracted billions of dollars in aid and investment in a few years Even for most Ethiopians, the region of Tigray, tucked away in the very north of the country bordering Eritrea, is remote.
Yet the sudden war that began on November 4 threatens to wreck the reforms at home that the country’s young prime minister has forged in office – and to drag in countries abroad, first and foremost in the Middle East. In just three years, Abiy Ahmed has made himself a powerbroker in the Middle East. He has forged strong links with Arab Gulf countries and investment has poured in.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 16, 2020
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: How the conflict could destabilise its neighbours -- Basillioh Mutahi, BBC
Ethiopia's spiraling conflict threatens regional stability -- Cai Nebe, DW
Ethiopia in Crisis: Will Secession or Civil War Erupt in the Horn of Africa? -- Daniel Haile, National Interest
Hopes and Doubts in Beijing -- Cheng Li, Foreign Affairs
Sudden jitters hit credibility of Chinese credit -- William Pesek, Asia Times
Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Russia’s Return to the Caucasus -- James Durso, International Policy Digest
Maia Sandu's win writes new chapter in Moldova -- Robert Schwartz, DW
Biden unlikely to turn back in Iraq -- Al-Monitor
History Tells Us Joe Biden's North Korea Coalition Idea Will Fail -- Gordon G. Chang, National Interest
Biden’s clean sweep for energy transformation -- Adnam Z. Amin, Asia Times
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in 500 words -- Al Jazeera
Covid-19 in the US: Is this coronavirus wave the worst yet? -- Mike Hills, BBC
The Next Decade Could Be Even Worse -- Graeme Wood, The Atlantic
